vs small tortoiseshell

Physarum leucopus compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		small tortoiseshell
Kingdom	Protozoa (原生動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Mycetozoa	Arthropoda (節足動物)
Class	Myxomycetes (変形菌綱)	Insecta (昆虫)
Order	Physarales (モジホコリ目)	Lepidoptera (チョウ目)
Family	Physaraceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Physarum	Aglais
Species	Physarum leucopus	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

small tortoiseshell

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (41 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Physarum leucopus は Physaridae 科の変形菌（原形質変形菌）で、種名が示すように淡色または白い柄を持つ胞子嚢を形成する。湿潤な森林環境の腐朽木や植物落葉で見られる。保全状況は評価されていない。

small tortoiseshell

スモールトータスシェル(Aglais urticae)はIUCNレッドリストで準絶滅危惧(NT)に分類されている。絶滅危惧種に分類される一歩手前の段階で、保全措置がなければ脆弱になる可能性のある個体群を持つ。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden